Davenport.



W. VAN DERZEE.

DAVENPORT;

APPLICATION FILED MAY 16, 1912.

Patented Nov. 5, 1912.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM VAN DERZEE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF T0 RUDOLF ROEMER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

DAVENPORT.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM VAN Dnnznn, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Bronx, in the city of New York, county of New York, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Davenports, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to davenports, and the main object of the invention is to provide a simple and less expensive artlcle of this class in which the movable section may be shifted from its extreme upright position to the horizontal from a stationary position of the davenport with its back usually against a wall-by simple connections between the fixed and movable sections, which connections form the arms of the davenport when closed and which are combined with legs for the movable section capable of sup porting said section without sliding along and marring the fioor or floor covering 1n opening and closing the davenport.

,Other features of the invention not hereinbefore referred to will be hereinafter described and claimed and are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1. is a side elevation of a davenport embodying my invention, shown in the open position; Fig. 2 is a similar view of the same showing the davenport closed, and Fig. 3 is a perspective view, also showing the davenport closed.

Similar characters designate like parts in all the figures of the drawings. 7

The principal elements of a davenport embodying my invention are or may be substantially the same as the corresponding parts of other articles of this class in common use; that is to say, my improved davenport will embody a fixed section, which may be of any suitable length measured from one end to the other of the davenport, and a movable section connected to the fixed section in such a manner as to be movable relatively thereto from one extreme position to another for the purpose of converting the davenport at will from a settee or similar article into a bed or vice versa. The main fixed element of the davenport will also,-as is usual, have suitable supporting legs, generally stationary, and the movable element will also have suitable movable supporting legs at its opposite ends so constructed and operated as to sustain the movable section Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 16, 1912.

Patented Nov. 5, 1912. Serial No. 697,604.

and any weight supported on it. In the present case F designates generally the fixed main element of the davenport while M designates generally the movable main element. The fixed element has the usual fixed legs, 2 and 3, which, of course, may be of any suitable shape, and the other specific parts of the fixed main element F may also be of any suitable design and ornamented in any desired manner to harmonize with all of the other parts of the davenport. Each of the two main parts F and M will also preferably embody or inclose supporting means, such as springs (not shown), on which the mattress portions of the article are supported. Tlus mattress is usually made in two upholstered sections, such as 5 and 6, preferably of like size and structure, one of which constitutes the seat portion of the davenport when used as a settee and one half of the mattress of the davenport when used as abed, while the other constitutes the back of the davenport when in settee form and the other portion of the mattress when the davenport is in bed form. All of these elements of the device may be varied in structure within quite wide limits to provide for different sizes and shapes of davenports, different designs,

styles of finish, etc. All of these matters are well understood.

An important feature of my improved davenport is that the movable section with its upholstered back or half mattress firmly secured thereto is so connected to the fixed part of the davenport that when shifted from either extreme position to the other it swings substantially in an arc of ninety degrees with the upholstered portion constantly facing upward or outward, and does not somersault as the movable sections of most davenports do in moving from one of these positions to the other. An important feature of the invention is the means employed for obtaining this movement.

The connections used embody as the principal feature thereof two pairs of links between the fixed and movable sections, these links constituting the sole means for permitting the swinging of the movable section through the are just described, but being combined with other devices for supporting the movable section in its open position and for assisting or resisting the swinging of the movable section. The links of one of the two pairs connecting the fixed and movable elements of the davenport may be simple straight links which in this instance connect the upper rear portion of the main fixed element with that part of the movable element which is uppermost when the davenport is in the closed or settee form. These links are indicated at 7 and their pivot points, or points of connection with the main fixed and movable parts of the davenport, respectively, are indicated at 8 and 9. The links of the other pair, however, are not the simple straight type of link just described. They are illustrated herein as bent so as to form a link the two portions of which. are approximately at a right angle to each other, although the specific shape and angular positions of the two ends of this link are not material so long as the construction is such that the link as a whole is adapted in the closed position of the davenport to form an arm of the settee.

springs are preferably The links illustrated are designated respectively by 10. Each of the links 7 is also pivoted atone of its ends to the fixed element and at its other end to the movable element of the davenport. The point of connection with the fixed element F is preferably near the forward upper side of said fixed elementwhile the point of connection with the movable element M is preferably near the lower part of said element when it is in the closed position. Of course when in the open position this point of connection will. be very close to the extreme free end of the movable section of the bed, the object of this being to permit the connection of a leg to the movable section at a point as near the free end thereof as possible. The fixed pivot points of the links 10 are indicated at 11 while the movable pivot points are shown at 12. Here the pivots 11 are in brackets, 13, suitably secured at the proper points to the fixed frame-work. The pivots 12 in the closed position of the davenport are intended to engage the back walls of recesses, such as 1 1, in the links 7, these back walls serving as stops to locate the movable member M in its upright position as shown in Fig. 2, and prevent it from being swung too far back. In this position the back is also held against fixed stops, such as the upward extensions 15, of the legs 2 of the fixed frame.

Owing to the very considerable weight of the movable member M of the davenport it is important to provide suitable means for checking a too sudden drop of the movable section in shifting it from the position shown in Fig. 2 to that illustrated in Fig. 1, and also for facilitating its return to the position shown in Fig. 2. It is customary to make use of springs for this purpose, and provided in the present case as illustrated in the drawings. The manner in which these springs cooperate with the other parts to accomplish the results just stated is, however, quite different from the mode of using these springs heretofore. Here the links 10 are shown as extended beyond their pivot points 11 to form the short arms of levers, these short arms being indicated at 16. The arms 16 are here illustrated as connected by a long rod 17 extending from end to end of the davenport so that it. will obviously swing with its supporting levers about the axis 11 from the position shown in Fig. 2 to that shown in F 1, or vice versa, its arc of movement being nearly a. half circle. To this long rod 17 may be secured the end or ends of one or more springs, such as 18, fixed at the opposite end or ends to the main frame in such a manner that the springs will be extended when in the position shown in Fig. 1, and will return to their normal condition when the movable member M is moved back to the position shown in F 2. Tn other words, said springs by their resistance to extension resist the tendency of the movable section to drop too suddenly in moving to the position shown in Fig. 1 and assist said member to return to the upright position when moved back to settee form shown in Fig. 2.

For the purpose of supporting the movable part of the davenport in the position shown in Fig. 1, I preferably employ fixed stops, such as 19, on the fixed part F on which the inner side of the section M will rest in the position shown in. Fig. 1, and thus be positively supported at that side of this section; but for the purpose of supporting the outer side of the movable part M legs movable with said movable section M are employed. Preferably these logs form extensions of the links or levers 10. They are of suflicient length to support the outer side of the part M in the position shown in Fig. 1, and yet so proportioned as not to extend much above A the upper edge of the section M when the latter is in its upright position. Thus in the construction shown, it will be evident that a single member at each end of the davenport constitutes both an arm for the davenport when in settee form and a leg for the same when in bed form, and that no parts other than the two bent, substantially Z-shaped levers at the ends of the davenport are required either for the arms or the movable legs of the article. Because of this not only is the construction of the apparatus much simplified, but the greatest strength and stiffness are assured. Of course, the legs like the other portions of these Zshaped members may be formed or shaped in various ways to produce the desired result, the design being capable of modification as may be desired in connection with different styles of davenports.

What I claim is:

1. In a davenport, the combination with a stationary section and with a movable section, of two pairs of links connecting said sections in such a manner that said movable section swings from one of its extreme positions to the other without somersaulting, each link of one of said pairs constituting an arm of the davenport in one position thereof.

2. In a'davenport, the combination with a stationary section and with a movable section, of two pairs of links connect-ing said sections in such a manner that said movable section swings from one of its extreme positions to the other without somersaulting, each link of one of said pairs being bent and constituting substantially horizontal and upright portions of an arm of the davenport in one position thereof.

3. In a davenport, the combination with a stationary section and with a movable section, of two pairs of links connecting said sections in such a manner that said movable section swings from one of its extreme positions to the other without somersaulting, and a pair of legs secured respectively to and movable with the links of one of said pairs.

4. In a davenport, the combination with a stationary section and with a movable section, of two pairs of links connecting said sections in such a manner that said movable section swings from one of its extreme positions to the other without somersaulting, each link of one of said pairs constituting an arm of the davenport in one position thereof, and a pair of legs secured respectively to and movable with the links of said pair.

5. In a davenport, the combination with a stationary section and with a movable section, of a pair of links and a pair of levers connecting said sections in such a manner that said movable section swings from one of its extreme positions to the other without somersaulting, each of said levers constituting in onset its positions an arm and in the other a leg of the davenport.

6. In a davenport, the" combination with a stationary section and with a movable section, of a pair of links and a pair of levers connecting said sections in such a manner that said movable section swings from one, of its extreme positions to the other without somersaulting, each of said levers being bent near both of its ends and constituting in one of its positions an arm and in the other a leg of the davenport.

7. In a davenport, the combination with a stationary section and with a movable sec tion, of two pairs of links connecting said sections in such a manner that said movable section swings from one of its extreme posi tions to the other without somersaulting, each link of one of said pairs constituting an arm of the davenport in one position thereof, and springs for assisting the return of said movable section to its upright position.

8. In a davenport, the combination with a stationary section and with a movable section, of a pair of links and a pair of levers connecting said sections in such a manner that said movable section swings from one of its extreme positions to the other without somersaulting, each of said levers constituting in one of its positions an arm and in the other a leg of the davenport, and springs connected with said levers for assisting the return of said movable section to its upright position.

Signed at New York in the county. of New York and State of New York this 14th day of May A. D. 1912.

Witnesses:

C. S. CHAMPION, ANNE C. BARNES.

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Washington, D. G.

WILLIAM VAN DERZEE. 

